BY DYLAN SKRILOFF There appears to be a growing consensus that the school tax formula in New York State needs to change. As school costs have exploded in the last two decades, the property tax mechanism has posed many challenges, often causing homeowners, especially seniors on fixed income, to flee the neighborhood. Two Democratic candidates […]
On Sunday, before Sandy’s winds even got severe, Clarkstown’s new constituent representative for the Highway Department Frank Sparaco was on the receiving end of a violent display by mother nature. Pictured here is the windshield and interior of Sparaco’s own SUV, the first official Rockland County victim of Hurricane Sandy. Sparaco, who also is a […]
Press Release NANUET, NY – In wake of the alleged charges against two Rockland County individuals who staged dog fighting at their homes, Senator David Carlucci (D-Rockland/Orange) today renewed his call to strengthen New York State’s laws to further protect endangered animals from being subjected to these violent attacks. “Given the recent incidents involving […]
Much has changed since October 4 when the Rockland County Times placed odds on who is most likely to run for county executive in 2013. After reading the Rockland County Times article, County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef decided to announce he was not in it. Since then the very hot rumor has been that previous […]
New York’s Board of Elections Keystone Cops place conservative Morganthaler’s name on Socialist line The New York State Board of Elections placed conservative Frank Morganthaler’s name on the “Socialism and Liberation” line on absentee ballots that were mailed to thousands of voters in the 17th District. “My entire campaign has been based on preserving our […]
Election 2012 Who would have thought the presidential race could change so drastically overnight? Even the mainstream and liberal media is getting in on the act, as seen here on the cover of the Oct. 15 New Yorker magazine, where President Obama is depicted as a no-show to last week’s first presidential debate, complete with […]